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WESTERN NEW YORK FORECAST SUMMARY Forecast Discussion for BUF NWS Office
655 FXUS61 KBUF 042245 AFDBUF  Area Forecast Discussion National Weather
Service Buffalo NY 645 PM EDT Tue Aug 4 2026  .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Only
minor adjustments with this update. 

NWS BUF Office Area Forecast Discussion


Todays low temperature of 56.8°F broke the monthly low of 61.3°F set on 08/03/2026 by -4.5°
Todays high barometer of 1018.6 mb broke the monthly high of 1015.3 mb set on 08/03/2026 by 3.3 mb
Todays low wind chill of 56.8°F broke the monthly low of 61.3°F set on 08/03/2026 by -4.5°
Todays low dew point of 56.1°F broke the monthly low of 59.5°F set on 08/03/2026 by -3.4°
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Weather Conditions Updated: @ 7:40pm  
Temperature Conditions/Real Time Wind Speed 36 Hour Forecast/WNY Expected Snowfall
Currently:

77.8°F

Trend:Colder 5.3°F than last hour. /hr
Heat Index   80°F
Humidex   91.5°F
24 Hour +/- 0.7°FWarmer 0.7°F than yesterday at this time.
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Today High
84.3°F
5:29 PM
Today Low
56.8°F
5:53 AM
Yest.High
79.7°F
5:48 PM
Yest.Low
61.1°F
11:59 PM
Last Year High
85.9°F
Last Year Low
56.4°F
Station Record High*
91.7°F
2016
Station Record Low*
56.3°F
2021
* This Station's Records Since 1/2010
Clear Clear

Wind from ESE ESE  
0.3
Gusting to:
0.0
Calm
Current Rain Total Rainfall Today:
0.01 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
3.8 of 100
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 61 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 68 °F
WNY Expected Snowfall
 In New Tab
Dew Point Rainfall Rainfall Wind Sock Wind Sun/Moon
Current: Increased 10.4°F since last hour. 68.0°F
Last Hour: Increased 10.4°F since last hour. 10.4°F
High 10:26 AM: 71.2°F
Low 5:49 AM: 56.1°F
Record High: 83.5°F on
Jul-1-2026
Record Low: -24.5°F on
Jan-24-2011
Wetbulb: 71.4°F
Today: 0.01 in
Last 24 Hours: 0.01 in
Yesterday: 0.45 in
Previous 7 Days: 5.15 in
Aug Rain: 4.00 in
Aug to Date
  Average:10
0.38 in
Aug to Date
  +/- from Avg:10
Over 3.62 in for the month 3.62 in
Aug Avg: 3.16 in
+/- from Avg: Over 0.843 in for the month 0.84 in
2025 Total: 33.61 in
Year To Date
  Average:11
19.97 in
Year To Date
  +/- from Avg:11
Over 13.64 in for the year 13.64 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Aug-4-2026
at 3:58 AM
111 rain days in 2026
3 days in August
0 straight days without rain

rain graph

Current: ESE  0.3 mph
Last 15 Min. Avg: 1.3 mph
Last 30 Min. Avg: 2.7 mph
Last 1 Hour Avg: 1.5 mph
Last 2 Hour Avg: 0.9 mph
Todays Wind Run: 22.98 miles
Wind Sock Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
High Last Hour: 7.0 mph E
Todays High: 12.0 mph 10:56 AM
August High: 23.0 mph Aug-3
2025 High: 43.0 mph Mar-14
Record Gust: 62.6 mph
Dec-25-2014
Sunlight:
14 hrs 24 min
9 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 19 sec shorter than
yesterday
(Noon) graph (Midnight)

Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 21 days, 13 hours, 58 minutes in cycle
62%
Illuminated
HumidityHumidity/Feels Like barometerBarometer
Feels Like: 91.5°F
Humidity: Increased 30% since last hour. 72%
Last Hour +/-: Increased 30% since last hour. 30%
High 7:13 AM: 99%
Low 6:20 PM: 42%
Record High: 100%
Sep-4-2018
Record Low: 16%
May-10-2022
Current: Falling 0.1  mb/hr 1016.5 mb
Last Hour: Steady
High 10:07 AM: 1018.6
Low 12:02 AM: 1015.3
Record High: 1048.1 mb
Dec-14-2024
Record Low: 978.7 mb
Jan-10-2024
Cooling Degree Days Snow3 Heat Index Air
Today: 0.8
Aug: 19.6
2026 to Date: 407.6
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 4119.1
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Aug Snow: No Change 0.00 in
Aug Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: 0.00 in
Season Total:2 0.00 in
Snow Depth: 0.00 in
0 snow days in August
0 snow days this season.2
First Snow of Season:
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Average 1st Snow:
Current: 80.1°F
High 5:10pm: 86.2°F
Yesterday: 79.7°F
Record: 116.6°F
Jun-24-2025
Quality
Index6:

40


Good
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Aug-04

8.2
Aug-05

8.3
Aug-06

8.3
Sunrise is at: 6:08 am
Solar Noon: 13:20
Sunset is at: 8:33 pm
Almanac Cloud Height Station All Time Records Outlook
Currently: Evening
YTD Avg Temp: 47.8°F
Sunrise: 6:08 am
Sunset: 8:33 pm
Moonrise: 10:46 pm
Moonset: 12:32 pm
Full Moon: Jul-29-2026
New Moon: 17:37 UTC
Aug-12-2026
Cloud Height: 2836 ft
HIGHS: LOWS:
97.7°F
Jul-10-2020
-18.9°F
Jan-24-2011
Daytime Records
  95.5°F
Jul-10-2020
  -1.1°F
Feb-15-2015
Nitetime Records
  80.3°F
Jul-01-2026
  -11.4°F
Jan-24-2014
ICN:0 | S3C2:1 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok |
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny
1 .   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow is manually measured a few times a day as needed 0.01 = a trace .   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   10 Historical average only to day 4 of just the month of August for this station since 2010.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 4 of Augustfor this station since 2010.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook Tonight & Wednesday
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 61 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 86 °F
NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Friday

Friday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And T-Storms Likely
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms Likely then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Lo 68 °F Hi 85 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 83 °F Lo 65 °F
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